Campus Card Services produces and manages the university card program for five University of Maine System campuses and oversees an array of services, access management, and purchasing privileges. The goal is to support, develop and provide amenities for campuses with the intent of improving access and services for the safety and convenience of the University community. The primary responsibility for university card access is managed by USM designated leadership
Detailed Information
Location & Hours
INFO: Card Services is closed during weekends, holidays, and storm closures. For storm closure information, please call 207-780-4800
Monday - Friday 8:00 - 4:30 pm
- Gorham - Upton Hall Basement
- Portland - 142 Luther Bonney Hall
- Lewiston-Auburn College - 119 Student Success Office
Card Eligibility for Students
- A student must be registered for the current or upcoming semester
- Have a Mainestreet student ID number
- Have a university email address
- Show a government issued photo ID
Card Eligibility for Faculty & Staff
- An employee must be in an active employment status within Mainestreet.
- If active status is not in Mainestreet, they must provide a letter of employment, or we will contact department to verify.
- Card Services will contact HR or payroll services for employee verification if required.
- Have a university email address.
- Show a government issued photo ID
- Verify eligibility with Card Services staff member before printing
Card Eligibility for Alumni, Retiree, & Professor Emeritus
- Verify status within Mainestreet
- If applicable, old University ID card must be turned into Card Services
- Alumni, Retiree & Professor Emeritus cards are printed on Mag cards only
Card Eligibility for Olli Students
- They have to be currently registered as an OLLI POI in Mainestreet
- To be eligible for University Bucks, verify OLLI student has PSID & University email
- Verify PSID & university email in Mainestreet
- If record is not in Mainestreet, contact OLLI for verification
- OLLI Office: 207-780-4406
- Once verified, OLLI student card is printed using a desfire card
Card Eligibility for Gym members (community & dependents)
- Patron must present proof of paid membership to Card Services
- If patron does not have receipt, Card Services can call athletics for verification;
- Sullivan Gym - Portland: 207-780-4169
- Costello - Gorham: 207-780-5430
- Unless patron has their PSID, search by first and last name before creating a new record within badge software
- If a record is found, verify identifying information to ensure correct record is used
- If a record is not found, create a new "Dummy PSID" record
- Fee is $3 for new card, $20 for replacement
- Gyms are responsible for updating all applicable fields within Transact
Card Eligibility for USM Public Safety Identification cards
- To ensure security and safety, all USM Public Safety badges will be printed by request only to card.services@maine.edu
- Must be requested by USM Chief of Police
- And must include;
- Staff # (PSID):
- Title:
- Name:
Preferred Name Eligibility
- Preferred names are automatically printed on your University card unless otherwise specified
- Preferred names are driven from your MaineStreet account
- Patrons are allowed one(1) free preferred first name change for lifetime
Card Holder Responsibility
- Never loan ID cards to another person for card access
- Never prop open doors
- Never admit unauthorized people into buildings
- Report lost or stolen ID cards immediately to your local campus Card office.
- Follow all rules and regulations of the University when accessing a facility after regular hours of operation
Lost, Damaged, or Stolen Cards
- Lost or stolen cards should be disabled immediately via your eAccounts app
- Damaged and non-functioning cards must be replaced
- There is a $20.00 replacement fee for lost, stolen or damaged cards.
USM Card Amenities
- Door Access
- Husky Bucks account
- Meal plans
- Portland Metro bus access
- On-campus printing/copying
- Event tracking
- Attendance tracking
- Gym access
- Purchases at Sodexo, University kiosks, and the Campus Store